At a worship service last Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, GCI president Joseph Tkach presented a service plaque and watches to Jeffrey and Karen Broadnax to mark Jeff’s 25 years as a full-time employee of the church.
Jeff was first hired part time starting in 1983. He worked while attending Ambassador College, Pasadena, California in several roles: landscape and building maintenance, Imperial School graphics, the summer camp at Orr, Minnesota, and as an instructor at the college.
In 1987, Jeff was hired to work full-time in the church travel department. Later that year he began work as a ministerial trainee in the Pasadena West-PM church. In 1989, he was ordained an elder and named the congregation’s assistant pastor. In 1990, transferred to Big Sandy, Texas where he served as an associate pastor. Then in 1993, he transferred to the New York City area to serve in the Manhattan-Westchester congregation, where he became the senior pastor in 1996. In the years that followed, he became the senior pastor of the congregations in Middletown, New York; Hillsdale, New Jersey and White Plains, New York.
In addition to his work pastoring churches, Jeff has been active in GCI’s summer camp programs, serving for several years as director of the New Heights camp in Connecticut.
In 2010, Jeff and Karen and their children moved to Columbus, Ohio where Jeff now serves as the senior pastor of GCI’s congregations in Columbus and Chillicothe, Ohio. Jeff also serves as eastern region coach for GCI’s summer camps in the United States.
KUDOS TO JEFF AND KAREN ON THEIR 25TH YEAR AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE CHURCH! AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A CHAPTER LEADER OF THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION!
BLESSINGS TO YOU BOTH
CURTIS AND JANNICE
Congrats Jeff & Karen!!! We love you guys and are very proud of you both!
Congatulations from Alabama……..
Congratulations Jeff and Karen – I deeply appreciate and admire you both. Here’s to many more years of ministry!
Congratulations to you both. It doesn’t seem that long Jeff, since you were a personable young attendee in Cincinnati. It’s been great to follow your career.
Love you,
one of your other Moms
PRAISE GOD AND TO HIM BE THE GLORY. WE ARE THANKFUL YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SUCH WILLING VESSELS IN SERVICE TO GOD AND HIS PEOPLE. BE BLESSED AS YOU CONTINUE TO BE A BLESSING. LOVE AND BEST WISHES. WONDERFUL ARTICLE IN THE RECENT ODYSSY MAGAZINE
Congragulations Jeff & Karen, you are such an honor to our Triune Father God; an incrediable example of comitment, perseverance & endurance to ALL generations!
Our Love,appreciation & continued prayers for you & yours!
Congratulations Jeff and Karen on your 25 years of full time service to the Lord through ministry! Your service has truly been appreciated.
Congratulations from NYC to Jeff and Karen. Praises to the Lord for the many years of service, friendship and lessons learned.
Big Congrats Jeff and Karen! A lot of water has gone under the bridge since we first met at SEP New Zealand in the 80’s. God’s very best to you both! Don & Alix